Lymes United 6 - 1 Tend Norwort

Key Events:

• 15' Yellow card to Lymes United John King
• 17' Lymes United John King scores
• 19' Tend Norwort Milorad Memić scores, assisted by Jinwook Jung
• 34' Lymes United Jorge Gomes scores
• 38' Yellow card to Lymes United Kone Ouattara
• 39' Yellow card to Lymes United Andrew Harrison
• 42' Yellow card to Lymes United Alfredo Dos Santos
• 50' Lymes United Alfredo Dos Santos scores, assisted by William Johnstone
• 67' Lymes United John King scores
• 71' Lymes United William Johnstone scores, assisted by Andrew Harrison
• 75' Yellow card to Tend Norwort Luis Garza
• 77' Lymes United Graeme Millar scores

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis:

The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate gave Lymes United 3.94 xG and Tend Norwort 2.42. Against those figures, the final score represents notable finishing over-performance from the hosts, who scored six, and a substantial shortfall for the visitors, who scored once. The gap between the teams’ expected totals was only 1.52, while the scoreboard finished five goals apart: a reminder that chances can be comparable in quality without producing comparable returns. Lymes United put 14 of 18 shots on target, compared with Tend Norwort’s eight from 12, and converted enough of that accuracy into a commanding margin. The visitors did find an equaliser two minutes after John King opened the scoring, but Lymes United restored the lead before half-time and added four more after the break. The possession figures, 49 per cent to 51 per cent, describe a close contest for the ball; the finishing describes something much less close.

• No Tend Norwort players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.

Four yellow cards for Lymes United made the hosts’ afternoon more industrious than serene, while Tend Norwort collected one. The visitors also edged possession, corners, dribbles and pass accuracy, figures that offer a fair account of their involvement but not of their finishing. Lymes United had the greater shot volume and put more attempts on target, then turned that advantage into a six-goal return. With the teams level after Milorad Memić’s reply, the match still had room for a contest; the home side’s four second-half goals made sure it did not remain one for long.